Scientific Name: Brachyloma ciliatum

Common Name: fringed heath

Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots

Family: Ericaceae

Form Description: Small woody plant with tough slender rhizomes and spreading branches.

Height (m): 0.1 – 0.2

Flowers: White, tubular, solitary in leaf axils and formed early in growing season. 5 tufts of hairs in throat of tube.

Fruit: Drupe – fleshy with 5 parts, surrounding a seed which has a woody coat.

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Plant Communities
Coastal VegetationHeath
Habitat Notes

Locally frequent in sandy heaths near the east and north coasts.

Site Tolerance

Dry, Exposed, Windy

Soil Tolerance

Loam, Nutrient-poor, Sandy, Well-drained

Propagation Calendar

  • Flowering Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Seed Collecting Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Sowing Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Cutting Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Propagation Method
Cuttings

Seed Information

Seed Treatment Method

Smoke Smoke treatment improves germination in some species. Smokey products, e.g. smokey vermiculite, can be purchased and applied to the sown seed, or sown seeds can be treated directly with smoke from a source such as a drum with a fire and hose.

Seed Treatment Notes

Propagation from seed is difficult however smoke treatment may improve results. The seed can take over 12 months to germinate.

Germination Time

Over 12 months

Cutting & Division Information

Usually grown from cuttings using new growth.